Nothing will change at the ABC unless and until those charged with complying with the ABC charter — the chairman, board members, the managing director and the staff — start doing so. Thoughtful critics don’t want a right-wing ABC. But neither was it established with taxpayer funds as a countervailing force against commercial media. The ABC exists, says section six, to “provide broadcasting programs that contribute to a sense of national identity and inform and entertain, and reflect the cultural diversity of the Australian community”.